passes on

Gives to another

Passes on means to transfer something to another person or the next in line: She passed on the family recipe to her daughter.

It also means to decline: I'll pass on dessert tonight.

As a euphemism, to pass on is to die: He passed on peacefully in his sleep.

The phrase can also mean to relay information: Pass on my regards.

Related

imparts · relays · hands down · inherit · family heirloom · expire · hand over · perish · succumb · die · depart · gives up the ghost · shuffles off · footprints · mementos · blueprints · templates · transfers

Categories
Opposites
information transmission

passes onkeeps to oneself

withholds · conceals · hoards · suppresses · hides

inheritance/legacy

passes onkeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · hoards · withholds · squanders · consumes

mortality

passes onlives on

Continues to exist

survives · lives · pulls through · endures · persists

Family

pass, passes, passed, passing, passer, passers, passable, impassable, passage

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G